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Police requested the review of the licence in December 2018 on the grounds of crime and disorder.

Councillors were told at a hearing in February that there had been an increase in incidents and evidence of licence breaches and poor management.

A report to a hearing in February detailed a series of incidents at the premises from 2016 to late 2018.

In one case in June last year, two people were knocked unconscious in a fight involving 20 people.

Another fight in October involving between 10 and 15 people spilled out into the street.

The Jolly Judge pub in Torquay (Image: Ed Oldfield)

Mr McCabe, of Molesworth Road, Stoke, Plymouth, told the hearing he had appointed Ms Dixon as the new premises supervisor in December to tackle the problems but the sub-committee decided to revoke the licence.

Ms Dixon said after the appeal decision that the pub was starting to rebuild trade this year after a zero tolerance policy on drugs and bad behaviour.

She said troublemakers had been barred and the number of customers fell before starting to grow this year.

The increase in trade was helped by the introduction of home-cooked food.

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He said he had taken action to improve the running of the pub with the support of Ms Dixon who had experience in the licensed trade.

He added: “We hope to get the place open.”

Both said they were disappointed not to have had the chance to give evidence of the improvements at the court hearing.

A statement from the court, released by Torbay Council after the appeal was refused on Monday, November 11, said: “The decision to maintain the position whereby the Premises Licence is revoked is not taken as a means of punishment.

“The revocation of the licence at the Jolly Judge was appropriate and proportionate decision in the light of the evidence, and in order to promote the licensing objectives, in particular the prevention of crime and disorder.”

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A spokesperson for Torbay Council said: “We do not take these decisions lightly as we want to support businesses and the night time economy.

“We would always prefer to work with the premises, to ensure compliance, but when the premises licence holder does not respond appropriately to the advice of ourselves or the Police, then we are left with little choice but to act in the public interest.

“In this case we took decisive action to uphold the law and the licensing objectives, and will do so again should the need arise.”